Life extension versus improving quality of life

Best Practice and Research: Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 381-391

  Nass, R ^a   Thorner, M O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageing; Longevity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TELOMERASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIC RESTRICTION; CANCER RISK; DETERIORATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DNA DAMAGE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENE DELETION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GERIATRIC CARE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIFESPAN; LONGEVITY; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUSCLE ATROPHY; OBESITY; PLEIOTROPY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RNA TRANSLATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC GENE THERAPY; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 3343002120     PISSN: 1521690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beem.2004.02.003     Document Type: Article

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